Epidemiological and microbiological characteristics of culture-proven acute otitis media in Taiwanese children

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 536-541

  Chiu, Nan Chang ^a,b   Lin, Hsin Yi ^a   Hsu, Chyong Hsin ^a   Huang, Fu Yuan ^a   Lee, Kuo Sheng ^a   Chi, Hsin ^a,b,c  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae; Otorrhea; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYRINGOTOMY; OTORRHEA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84867894312     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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